• Nuclear Engineering and Technology
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• 제50권3호
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• pp.396-410
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• 2018

To assist operators to properly assess the current situation of the plant, accurate fault diagnosis methodology should be available and used. A reliable fault diagnosis method is beneficial for the safety of nuclear power plants. The major idea proposed in this work is integrating the merits of different fault diagnosis methodologies to offset their obvious disadvantages and enhance the accuracy and credibility of on-line fault diagnosis. This methodology uses the principle component analysis-based model and multi-flow model to diagnose fault type. To ensure the accuracy of results from the multi-flow model, a mechanical simulation model is implemented to do the quantitative calculation. More significantly, mechanism simulation is implemented to provide training data with fault signatures. Furthermore, one of the distance formulas in similarity measurement-Mahalanobis distance-is applied for on-line failure degree evaluation. The performance of this methodology was evaluated by applying it to the reactor coolant system of a pressurized water reactor. The results of simulation analysis show the effectiveness and accuracy of this methodology, leading to better confidence of it being integrated as a part of the computerized operator support system to assist operators in decision-making.

• 한국소음진동공학회논문집
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• 제12권11호
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• pp.833-839
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• 2002

As the demand for slim laptops requires low-height optical disc drives, vibration problems of optical disc drives are of great concern. Additionally, with the decrease of a track width and a depth of focus in high density drives, studies on vibration resonance between mechanical parts become more important. From the vibration point of view, the performance of optical disc drives is closely related with the relative displacement between a disc and an objective lens which is controlled by servo mechanism. In other words, to read and write data properly, the relative displacement between an optical disc and an objective lens should be within a certain limit. The relative displacement is dependent on not only an anti-vibration mechanism design but also servo control capability. Good servo controls can make compensation for poor mechanisms, and vice versa. In a usual development process, robustness of the anti-vibration mechanism is always verified with the servo control of an objective lens. Engineers partially modify servo gain margin in case of a data reading error. This modification cannot correct the data reading error occasionally and the mechanism should be redesigned more robustly. Therefore it is necessary to verify a mechanism with respect to the possible servo gain plot. In this study we propose the experimental verification method for anti-vibration mechanism with respect to the existing servo gain plot. Thismethod verifies axial vibration characteristics of optical disc drives on the basis of transmissibility. Using this method, we verified our mechanism and modified the mechanism for better anti-vibration characteristics.

• 한국산학기술학회논문지
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• 제12권11호
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• pp.4745-4750
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• 2011

본 연구에서는 터보과급기 테스트 벤치, 실시간용 소프트웨어와 DAQ의 HIL 플랫폼, 그리고 Matlab/ Simulink로 작성한 엔진 모델로 구성된 HIL 시스템을 구축하고, HIL 시스템의 정상 작동 여부를 파악하기 위해 연료 공급량을 단계적으로 변화시키는 시뮬레이션을 수행하였다. 연료 공급량을 1.8944 kg/h와 4.7360 kg/h 사이에서 단계적으로 변화시키고, 시스템이 설정된 목표 공연비 32를 추종하는지 여부를 분석하였다. 시뮬레이션의 결과 연료 공급량을 변화시킨 상태에서 20초 정도의 시간이 경과한 후 설정된 목표 공연비에 정상적으로 수렴하였다. 또한 연료 공급량의 변화에 따라 터빈 베인 듀티비와 압축기의 부스트 압력도 적절하게 변화함을 확인하였다. 따라서 본 시스템은 터보과급기 개발 및 성능 개선에 유용하게 사용될 수 있을 것으로 기대된다.

• 한국산학기술학회논문지
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• 제18권4호
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• pp.641-647
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• 2017

디젤 엔진은 가솔린기관에 비해 강력한 파워와 연료의 경제성 및 $CO_2$ 배출양이 적어 상용차뿐만 아니라 일반승용차에서도 시장의 수요가 지속적으로 증가하고 있다. 디젤 엔진의 연소특성상 국부적인 고온반응 영역에서 질소산화물과 확산연소 영역에서 입자상물질이 많이 배출되므로 엄격해진 배기규제를 충족시키기 위해서 자동차와 선박등 촉매후처리장치 장착의 비중이 점차 증가하고 있다. 그 중 입자상물질 저감장치로써 입자상물질필터가 장착되어 왔으나 PM중 약 50%가 연료와 엔진오일에서 석출된 재 성분이 침적되면 필터를 손상시키므로 고온의 연소방식이 아닌 세정제를 이용한 제거기술이 절실히 필요하다. 이 연구의 목적은 디젤 엔진용 촉매코팅된 디젤입자상물질필터에 침적된 재를 세정을 함에 있어서 촉매의 물질의 물리화학적인 특성을 연구하는 것이다. 30분 동안 세정제에 담근 S4 샘플은 침투력이 강한 성분으로 인하여 입자들끼리 응집되고 수축되었다. 재에 침투력이 강한 침투제와 물과 기름을 혼합시켜주는 계면활성제 성분이 적절하게 제조된 S1 샘플의 세정특성이 가장 좋았다. 침투제인 수산화칼륨과 규산나트륨 성분이 첨가된 S4 샘플의 와쉬코트 손실률은 약 13%로 증가하였다. 촉매코팅된 디젤입자상물질필터의 와쉬코트 손실률이 약 13% 이하조건에서 유해가스 성분을 저감시킬 수 있었다.

• Earthquakes and Structures
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• 제12권4호
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• pp.425-436
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• 2017

Vibration control using a tuned mass damper (TMD) is an effective technique that has been verified using analytical methods and experiments. It has been applied in mechanical, automotive, and structural applications. However, the damping of a TMD cannot be adjusted in real time. An excessive mass damper stroke may be introduced when the mass damper is subjected to a seismic excitation whose frequency content is within its operation range. The semi-active tuned mass damper (SATMD) has been proposed to solve this problem. The parameters of an SATMD can be adjusted in real time based on the measured structural responses and an appropriate control law. In this study, a stiffness-controllable TMD, called a leverage-type stiffness-controllable mass damper (LSCMD), is proposed and fabricated to verify its feasibility. The LSCMD contains a simple leverage mechanism and its stiffness can be altered by adjusting the pivot position. To determine the pivot position of the LSCMD in real time, a discrete-time direct output-feedback active control law that considers delay time is implemented. Moreover, an identification test for the transfer function of the pivot driving and control systems is proposed. The identification results demonstrate the target displacement can be achieved by the pivot displacement in 0-2 Hz range and the control delay time is about 0.1 s. A shaking-table test has been conducted to verify the theory and feasibility of the LSCMD. The comparisons of experimental and theoretical results of the LSCMD system show good consistency. It is shown that dynamic behavior of the LSCMD can be simulated correctly by the theoretical model and that the stiffness can be properly adjusted by the pivot position. Comparisons of experimental results of the LSCMD and passive TMD show the LSCMD with less demand on the mass damper stroke than that for the passive TMD.

• 대한금속재료학회지
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• 제48권9호
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• pp.798-806
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• 2010

The effects of alloying elements and the cooling condition on the microstructure, tensile properties, and Charpy impact properties of high-strength bainitic steel plates fabricated by a controlled rolling process were investigated in the present study. Eight kinds of steel plates were fabricated by varying C, Cr, and Nb additions under two different cooling rates, and their microstructures and tensile and Charpy impact properties were evaluated. The microstructures present in the steels increased in the order of granular bainite, acicular ferrite, bainitic ferrite, and martensite as the carbon equivalent or cooling rate increased, which resulted in a decrease in the ductility and Charpy absorbed energy. The steels containing a considerable amount of bainitic ferrite or martensite showed very high strengths, together with good ductility and Charpy absorbed energy. In order to achieve the best combination of strength, ductility, and Charpy absorbed energy, granular bainite and acicular ferrite were properly included in the high-strength bainitic steels by controlling the carbon equivalent and cooling rate, while about 50 vol.% of bainitic ferrite or martensite was maintained to maintain the high strength.

• 공학교육연구
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• 제21권6호
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• pp.3-12
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• 2018

The importance of software in the engineering field is increasing day by day, so the utilization and understanding of the simulation software in the engineering design stage has become the core competence of the engineer. This study presents a new software education method for multiple systems in the field of mechanical engineering using a workflow execution environment as a sub-module of a computational platform (called EDISON platform) that can incorporate in-house software tools developed by many simulation tool developers. It can execute not only individual software tools such as fluid flow, structure, optimal design, but also conduct connective executions of multiple software tools. Based on this simulation environment, a methodology was proposed that can be applied to convergence types of engineering educations. By properly using this methodology, it is expected that beginning engineers could encourage their specialties understanding the big pictures of the analysis processes.

• 한국수소및신에너지학회논문집
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• 제33권2호
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• pp.148-157
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• 2022

Research on hydrogen storage is active to properly deal with hydrogen, which is considered a next-generation energy medium. In particular, research on metal hydride with excellent safety and energy efficiency has attracted attention, and among them, magnesium-based hydrogen storage alloys have been studied for a long time due to their high storage density, low cost, and abundance. However, Mg-based alloys require high temperature conditions due to strong binding enthalpy, and have many difficulties due to slow hydrogenation kinetics and reduction in hydrogen storage capacity due to oxidation, and various strategies have been proposed for this. This research manufactured Mg₂Ni to improve hydrogenation kinetics and synthesize about 5, 10, 20 wt% of CaF₂ as a catalyst for controlling oxidation. Mg₂NiHx-CaF₂ produced by hydrogen induced mechanical alloying analyzed hydrogenation kinetics through an automatic PCT measurement system under conditions of 423 K, 523 K, and 623 K. In addition, material life cycle assessment was conducted through Gabi software and CML 2001 and Eco-Indicator 99' methodology, and the environmental impact characteristics of the manufacturing process of the composites were analyzed. In conclusion, it was found that the effects of resource depletion (ARD) and fossil fuels had a higher burden than other impact categories.

• 센서학회지
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• 제32권5호
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• pp.328-333
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• 2023

This study experimentally verified the etch rate of the SiO₂ sacrificial layer etching process with a single etch hole using vapor-phase hydrogen fluoride (VHF) etching. To fabricate small-sized polysilicon etch holes, both circular and triangular pattern masks were employed. Etch holes were fabricated in the polysilicon thin film on the SiO₂ sacrificial layer, and VHF etching was performed to release the polysilicon thin film. The lateral etch rate was measured for varying etch hole sizes and sacrificial layer thicknesses. Based on the measured results, we obtained an approximate equation for the etch rate as a function of the etch hole size and sacrificial layer thickness. The etch rates obtained in this study can be utilized to minimize structural damage caused by incomplete or excessive etching in sacrificial layer processes. In addition, the results of this study provide insights for optimizing sacrificial layer etching and properly designing the size and spacing of the etch holes. In the future, further research will be conducted to explore the formation of structures using chemical vapor deposition (CVD) processes to simultaneously seal etch hole and prevent adhesion owing to polysilicon film vibration.

• 대한기계학회논문집B
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• 제35권5호
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• pp.473-480
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• 2011

막 가습기는 다른 가습장치와는 달리, 기생 전력의 손실이 없고 가습 성능이 우수하여 이온교환막 연료전지의 외부 가습을 위해 적용되고 있다. 원통형 막 가습기는 특히 가습성능에 비해 요구 체적이 매우 작기 때문에, 수송용 및 가정용 이온교환막 연료전지에 적용된다. 막가습기의 최적 설계를 위한 열 및 물질 전달 특성에 대한 이해가 필요하지만, 아직 다양한 연구가 이루어지고 있지 않다. 본 연구에서는 원통형 막가습기의 열 및 물질전달 특성을 이해하기 위한 특성 실험을 수행하였다. 기존의 습도 측정계는 비정상 가습 특성 실험에 한계가 있고, 정상 상태에서도 고온 다습한 환경에서는 오차가 크기 때문에 본 연구에서는 습증기 응축법을 이용하였다. 가습기의 정상상태 특성을 확인하기 위해 압력과 온도 변화에 대한 실험을 수행하였으며, 비정상 특성을 확인하기 위해 순간 유량 변화 시의 가습 성능을 측정하였다. 본 연구에서는 이상의 기초 실험을 통해서 막 가습기의 성능에 영향을 미치는 주요 인자를 확인하였으며, 원통형 막가습기의 기초적인 열 및 물질 전달 특성을 이해하였다.